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Bacanora jumps on Southern Copper interest

Company said it was talking to potential cornerstone investors in difficult Sonora financing

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Bacanora is working on financing the US$460 million Sonora lithium clay project in Mexico, after a tough 2018.

Southern Copper CEO Oscar Gonzalez told Reuters on Wednesday his company had visited the project and looking at an investment, although he was vague on the details.

Bacanora put out a statement on Thursday saying it was in talks with investors but did not confirm or deny the Southern Copper connection.

Investor interest pushed the company's share price up 40% in London, to 24.2p (US32c).

This is the second bump this week for Bacanora.

Its response to the first increase was to say "there is no unpublished price sensitive information and that unsubstantiated social media speculation should be treated as such".

Its statement after the Gonzalez interview said management was "in discussions with a number of potential cornerstone investors".

Bacanora has said it would secure the $460 million capex by the end of June.

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